Varahamihira wrote the Brhat-Samhita (an encyclopedic work on various subjects including astronomy, astrology, geography, architecture, etc.). Visakhadatta is credited with Sanskrit plays like Devi Chandraguptam and Mudrarakshasa. Sudraka is traditionally attributed with the Sanskrit drama Mrichchhakatikam (The Little Clay Cart). Bilhana was a poet known for Vikramankadevacharita, a biography of the Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I List II (Author) (Text) I. Varahamihira A) Prabandha Chintamani II. Visakhadatta B) Mrchchhakatikam III. Sudraka C) Brhat-Samhita IV. Bilhana D) Devi Chandraguptam E) Vikramankadevacharita
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1997 · Topic: Ancient Literature and Litterateur (Classical Sanskrit Dramatists and Poets (Kalidasa, Bhasa, Sudraka, Vishakhadatta, Banabhatta))
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